The below clarifies an email you received yesterday that had incorrect information. We thank Professional Staff Congress President James Davis for bringing the matter to our attention.
As I recently shared, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted on Monday, Jan. 31 to authorize a vaccine mandate for faculty, non-teaching instructional staff, and employees in the Executive Compensation Plan in compliance with a public policy directive issued by Governor Hochul.
To comply with the Board’s mandate, all full- and part-time faculty, non-teaching instructional staff (which includes, among others, NTAs, CLTs, and those in the HEO series), and ECPs are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to upload proof of vaccination into CUNYFirst by no later than Friday, Apr. 1, 2022. At this time, we are defining the required number of dosages for full vaccination as the two shots of Moderna or Pfizer, or the single shot of Johnson & Johnson, without boosters.
In addition, as part of its resolution, the Board authorized the Chancellor to engage with the PSC on the implementation of the vaccine mandate for faculty and non-teaching instructional staff. We have begun those negotiations and will provide additional information, including with regard to requesting medical and religious exemptions, as we move forward.
The COVID-19 vaccines are the most reliable weapon we have to overcome this pandemic. If you’ve already taken the lifesaving step of becoming fully vaccinated, please upload your proof via CUNYfirst.
By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, PhD
